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Readers Share Who Actually Showed Up As Their Village
I asked readers a simple question a few weeks back: who actually showed up as your village, not…
Why Your Child Covers Their Ears At Everyday Sounds
My daughter clamps her hands over her ears at sounds other kids barely seem to notice, and I’ve…
Signs You Might Be Favoring One Child (And How To Fix It)
A parent in my community admitted, quietly, that she’d noticed herself being consistently softer with one of her…
A Letter About Who You’re Becoming, Written While I Still Notice
I caught a glimpse of my daughter’s personality shifting again recently, subtly but unmistakably, and wanted to write…
What's resonating with parents this week
Readers Share Who Actually Showed Up As Their Village
I asked readers a simple question a few weeks back: who actually showed up as your village, not…
Why Your Child Covers Their Ears At Everyday Sounds
My daughter clamps her hands over her ears at sounds other kids barely seem to notice, and I’ve…
Signs You Might Be Favoring One Child (And How To Fix It)
A parent in my community admitted, quietly, that she’d noticed herself being consistently softer with one of her…
What Parenting a 7-Year-Old Actually Looks Like
My nephew turned seven recently, and my sister described the stage as genuinely different from anything that came…
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The Resentment Nobody Talks About After Having a Baby
A new mom in my community described feeling a flash of resentment toward her partner simply for sleeping…
What Actually Works With a Picky Eater (Not Bribery)
What actually works with a picky eater, without bribery or short-order cooking, based on real repeated low-pressure exposure.
What I Want My Child To Know, Even If I Never Say It Out Loud
There are things I think about telling my daughter someday, quiet things that don’t fit neatly into an…
Parenting a Tween Boy When He Stops Talking As Much
My sister mentioned recently that her older boy, solidly into tween territory now, has gone from narrating his…
Parent Community Questions, Answered Honestly
Every week, a handful of the same questions land in my inbox and comments, different words, same underlying worry most parents are…
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Readers Share What Actually Helped Their Family Through It
I asked readers in my community to share the one thing that actually helped their family through a…
Parents Share the Hardest Parenting Moment They’ve Survived
I asked parents in my community to share the single hardest parenting moment they’ve actually survived, and the…
Real Postpartum Stories From Parents Who Lived Them
A few parents in my community agreed to share their real postpartum experiences, the parts that don’t usually…
Anonymous Parenting Confessions Sent In By Real Readers
I asked a handful of parents in my community to share something they’d never say publicly under their…
Real Parents Share What Actually Helped With Tantrums
I asked my community a simple question a while back: what actually helped with tantrums, once you stopped…
You Are Not Alone In This: Real Parenting Struggles Shared
Every week, my inbox and comments fill up with some version of the same sentence: “I thought I…
What To Actually Expect When Parenting Preschoolers
Preschool age caught me genuinely off guard, in ways the toddler years, exhausting as they were, hadn’t quite…
Family Traditions Worth Starting This Year
Simple family traditions worth starting this year: small repeatable rituals that end up meaning more than anything elaborate.
Helping Your Older Child Adjust To a New Baby
Helping your older child adjust to a new baby, easing jealousy and regression while protecting the sibling relationship.